Tale Weaver's Vampire: The Masquerade Game Board

[Tale_Weaver]

The 24th Diocese

Koln's taken aback by Ruby, quickly letting go of his weapon. His mind races with worry about what Ruby thinks; she had to have seen him fumbling in about in his pants while talking to the attractive woman! Koln smirks though as Ruby gets right into the part of discussion with strangers that Koln tries to avoid at all costs: name exchanging. Koln does not want to use his real name for obvious reasons, and using a fake name is tricky since Koln's facial expressions won't appear as natural in response to it.

"Oh... well, excuse my rudeness, I hadn't even given my name yet, it's Gabriel, and this is my love Ru-er Rachel, and you are...?" Koln asks the stranger whom, at this point, he thinks surely cannot be a vampire, since she likes wine.

C'mon, it can't be THAT hard to walk into a club packing heat. Just ask Plaxico Burress, Puff Daddy, Han Solo or me at Connecticon when we went to that restaurant.

The woman seems rather taken aback by Ruby's entrance and you can see her face drop almost as if she's saying "shucks!". She says "My name's Stacey. Look, I really should get going. It was nice meeting you Rachel. Gabriel, perhaps you will find me drinking some...wine sometime soon." The woman leaves rather quickly as if she feels threatened by something.

 

[izillama]

Clover's face dropped, and she felt rather alone as she stood watching the crime scene pack up. She wouldn't risk walking over to the flock of onlookers. And she couldn't very well just go up to the ambulance and start poking around the body.
So, she decided that the best thing to do would be to return back to the dorm and wait for some clues on the news.
She had been totally useless.
Clover growled a little as she turned and began a slow trek back in the direction of the University. She didn't much feel like finding a taxi or bus. The night was young, and she still had plenty of time to walk back before the sun rose. Though at times like this--when she found that she could do nothing to help someone like Suzie, or when she was pathetic--she wished the sun would rise just so she wouldn't have to see another night.
'I wonder where Koln and Ruby are? I hope they're having fun.'

 

[Strider_Koln]

The woman seems rather taken aback by Ruby's entrance and you can see her face drop almost as if she's saying "shucks!". She says "My name's Stacey. Look, I really should get going. It was nice meeting you Rachel. Gabriel, perhaps you will find me drinking some...wine sometime soon." The woman leaves rather quickly as if she feels threatened by something.

Koln feigns an understanding smile as Stacey leaves, and quickly turns to Ruby and whispers in an almost inaudible level, "Ruby, I swear there was nothing going on. I am innocent! I merely thought she was a vampire and was going to slay her for the glory of God!. You know, if anything I should be upset with you, almost blowing my cover and letting my target escape. Fortunately, I can confidently say that she is not a vampire. Sure I didn't hear a heartbeat nor breathing, but she likes wine, so no harm done. That and I could never stay mad at you." Koln's voice now much more relaxed, and speaking at an audible level, "So, how was your evening so far? "

 

[ladyphoenix]

Koln feigns an understanding smile as Stacey leaves, and quickly turns to Ruby and whispers in an almost inaudible level, "Ruby, I swear there was nothing going on. I am innocent! I merely thought she was a vampire and was going to slay her for the glory of God!. You know, if anything I should be upset with you, almost blowing my cover and letting my target escape. Fortunately, I can confidently say that she is not a vampire. Sure I didn't hear a heartbeat nor breathing, but she likes wine, so no harm done. That and I could never stay mad at you." Koln's voice now much more relaxed, and speaking at an audible level, "So, how was your evening so far? "

Ruby was torn from feeling mad or relieved of what just happened. Unfortunately her mad side took over at the moment. "Ugh! if you were to blow that girl away, we could have caused a riot here and everything could go wrong! Even if she was a vampire, which probably was the case, this place is supposed to be a safe house and we could be in trouble then." She crossed her arms in frustration. Her face squished up as she tried to calm herself down. "And I saw how she was looking at you...err nevermind!" she growled. She turned around with her arms still crossed like a girl who just threw a tantrum. She than forced a fake sigh "I'm sorry... I can't stay mad at you either.." she said yet her back was still turned. God She hated the way she looked when she was angry.

 

[Strider_Koln]

Ruby was torn from feeling mad or relieved of what just happened. Unfortunately her mad side took over at the moment. "Ugh! if you were to blow that girl away, we could have caused a riot here and everything could go wrong! Even if she was a vampire, which probably was the case, this place is supposed to be a safe house and we could be in trouble then." She crossed her arms in frustration. Her face squished up as she tried to calm herself down. "And I saw how she was looking at you...err nevermind!" she growled. She turned around with her arms still crossed like a girl who just threw a tantrum. She than forced a fake sigh "I'm sorry... I can't stay mad at you either.." she said yet her back was still turned. God She hated the way she looked when she was angry.

Koln replies silently, whispering over Ruby's shoulder, "You underestimate me... I am a trained killer, do you think I was going to shoot her there? I just wanted to be ready just in case... I've only been a vampire for a few weeks but I've quickly learned that the one thing you can count on about vampires is their unpredictability. Besides, I beg to differ, I hardly consider a house full of maniacal bloodsuckers to be 'safe.' Still, that does not change the fact that you're pretty cute when you're mad... scary though, it's a scary-cute... er wait, you think she was a vampire?! Still, my plan is go about this strategically... I only wish to hunt the vampires that won't be missed, the ones that I can just 'disappear' and no one will know, it'll make me happy, all the while I will gather intel about the conspiracy."

 

[ladyphoenix]

Koln replies silently, whispering over Ruby's shoulder, "You underestimate me... I am a trained killer, do you think I was going to shoot her there? I just wanted to be ready just in case... I've only been a vampire for a few weeks but I've quickly learned that the one thing you can count on about vampires is their unpredictability. Besides, I beg to differ, I hardly consider a house full of maniacal bloodsuckers to be 'safe.' Still, that does not change the fact that you're pretty cute when you're mad... scary though, it's a scary-cute... er wait, you think she was a vampire?! Still, my plan is go about this strategically... I only wish to hunt the vampires that won't be missed, the ones that I can just 'disappear' and no one will know, it'll make me happy, all the while I will gather intel about the conspiracy."

Ruby placed a hand gingerly to her forehead in response. She finally was calm enough to speak again. She had to trust that Koln knew what he was doing, at least half the time. She spun around slowly to finally face him. "I just worry about you.. us.. thats all. I guess I get overzealous and passionate when I speak my mind without thinking. Maybe it's part of this bloodline as well. Once again, I'm sorry." she said as she lightly embraced him.

She cracked an amused smile "Depsite wanting to wipe out the vampires you don't like, there are a few I want to converse with to help me with my changes." She paused, not sure whether to tell him. "I need to find more gangrel vampires like me, maybe I can control my anger and rashness," she said with a pleading look in her eyes.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Streets

Clover growled a little as she turned and began a slow trek back in the direction of the University. She didn't much feel like finding a taxi or bus. The night was young, and she still had plenty of time to walk back before the sun rose. Though at times like this--when she found that she could do nothing to help someone like Suzie, or when she was pathetic--she wished the sun would rise just so she wouldn't have to see another night.
'I wonder where Koln and Ruby are? I hope they're having fun.'

As Clover walks back to the University she passes by the remains of Jacob Prestor's house. The charred walls are a solem reminder of that night that her and the others barely escaped those flames with their lives. Clover replays the event in her head, mostly focusing on Suzy now and trying to remember what the little girl was wearing.

'Did she have bows in her hair? Probably, she had her hair up. Who knows!' Clover thinks to herself. Maybe the others could help her solve this one.

Clover's mind then wanders to Mindy and how she fooled the girl into becomming her slave. Clover wonders what the others will think when Mindy throws herself at Clover's feet and does her bidding without question. Clover wonders if she is losing herself to this "beast" that Tony had mentioned when they spoke in the club that night. At last she makes it back to the University, not getting tired certainly has its advantages! Clover looks at her phone and sees that it is 11pm. She gets back to her room and finds that the rat and the rabbit are in opposite corners, Pumpkin is bleeding slightly from a small wound. Icarus looks startled but unharmed.

I'll let you guys play out the rest of the night. I don't really have anything else planned for this night.

 

[izillama]

Unfortunately for Pumpkin, Clover's first thought was, 'Well, at least Icarus is ok.' Seriously, she hadn't given much thought to the silly rat since she first brought creature under her roof. And, if anything, she felt like she wouldn't be able to survive without her bunny. He was just too good a friend.
She walked over to the rat and picked the poor, quivering creature up. Rabbits weren't normally this aggressive, but Clover supposed that anything was possible if Pumpkin had rubbed Icarus the wrong way.
Then again, something had chewed though the cage that the two of them had shared. Maybe Icarus was more of a killer bunny than she had thought?
Clover shrugged and began inspecting the rat, the smell of the animal's blood piquing her senses, but not enticing her. Once again, she was reminded of how hungry she was becoming! Especially after draining herself for Mindy.
Mindy?
Clover looked at the door as though she expected the girl to be standing there. But she wasn't, and Clover turned back to the rat.

A little more info on the wounds, please? Hopefully we don't have a Bunnicula on our hands!

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University Of Denver

Unfortunately for Pumpkin, Clover's first thought was, 'Well, at least Icarus is ok.' Seriously, she hadn't given much thought to the silly rat since she first brought creature under her roof. And, if anything, she felt like she wouldn't be able to survive without her bunny. He was just too good a friend.
She walked over to the rat and picked the poor, quivering creature up. Rabbits weren't normally this aggressive, but Clover supposed that anything was possible if Pumpkin had rubbed Icarus the wrong way.
Then again, something had chewed though the cage that the two of them had shared. Maybe Icarus was more of a killer bunny than she had thought?
Clover shrugged and began inspecting the rat, the smell of the animal's blood piquing her senses, but not enticing her. Once again, she was reminded of how hungry she was becoming! Especially after draining herself for Mindy.
Mindy?
Clover looked at the door as though she expected the girl to be standing there. But she wasn't, and Clover turned back to the rat.

A little more info on the wounds, please? Hopefully we don't have a Bunnicula on our hands!

Clover
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The wounds seem to be normal looking bite wounds most likely from the rabbit. You see that the wounds have already stopped bleeding. Pumpkin must be a good healer!
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[izillama]

Clover wrapped Pumpkin up in a towel and placed her gingerly into Icarus' cage. When Ruby returned, she would have the girl ask Pumpkin more directly what had happened. Until then, Clover picked up Icarus and sat on her bed, petting the bunny happily and waiting for someone to return.